Smartphone location software reviews Motorola Moto Z3

This is subjective, though, and you may prefer a sensor on the front like previous Motorola phones or on the back. Reading the screen in direct sunlight is manageable, though you will need to crank the brightness to the max. The phone runs Android 8. It lets you turn on the Moto Display, which subtly alerts you to notifications as they arrive, and you can also turn on gestures to control the phone. A double-twist of the device will launch the camera, or a chop-chop action will activate the flashlight. These are handy, and quick ways to access these services.

Moto Voice also lets you control aspects of the phone with your voice, but we found it easier to use Google Assistant, which is also available. Motorola also has its own gesture-controlled navigation system you can turn on. Presumably because this is a Verizon-locked phone, Motorola has been forced to pre-install quite a number of apps and games. The Moto Z3 Play differs here with a megapixel lens paired with a 5-megapixel depth-sensing lens. The camera app is quick to launch and the shutter button is fast to react. The camera has trouble autofocusing, details are completely fuzzy, and grain takes over the photo completely.

The monochrome mode is fun, and the portrait mode does a solid job with identifying edges around a subject to produce a strong blur.

The 3,mAh battery easily managed to get us through a full day. Starting off the charger at a. If you want even more juice, you can nab a battery Moto Mod and attach it to the phone, which should easily make the Moto Z3 last almost two days. As per usual, this is something that takes a bit of practice to use effectively. A selector next to the shutter button lets you access other shooting modes. These include portrait, cutout, spot color, cinemagraph, panorama, slow motion, timelapse, text scanner, YouTube Live, and face filters.

We've seen all these features before on other phones, and the Z3 Play does an admirable job with them. The portrait mode uses the two-camera system to create bokeh-style photos. Your subject has to be within a few feet, and the background has to be at least several feet further away. The mode works well and performs faster than I've seen on other Motorola phones.

The cutout tool works similarly. Put something in the viewfinder and make sure there's some distance between it and the background. The phone then focuses on the subject and entirely removes the background. You can then add another photo to serve as the background if you want to fool around some.

With spot color, you select the color in the viewfinder you want to keep. Then everything else in the photo turns black and white.

It's fun for making subjects pop in an image, like an orange sports car. Face filters are here to enhance your selfie game. They include options like sunglasses, unicorns, rainbows, and space helmets. The text scanner is for scanning text, such as restaurant menus and business cards. It's a simple text scanner.

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It will take text and turn it into a PDF or text file. It doesn't do anything to help you search or translate with that text. YouTube Live is a simple way to sign into your YouTube account and tap into YouTube's existing real-time live streams. You have to set it up properly with your Google credentials the first time, but after that it works seamlessly.

The video camera includes its own tools: time-lapse and face filters. They work well. The app runs smoothly all the time.

Considering the Z3 Play's price point, the phone does a very good job at taking photos. It's not the best camera I've reviewed this year, but it produces results commensurate with its status as a mid-range phone. That means photos are sharp, color is good, and exposure is accurate …most of the time.

I saw a fair mix of soft, skewed, and poorly exposed shots. A little bit of knowledge goes a long way in minimizing the outliers. The portrait and other modes produce results that are inline with what I've seen from other cameras in this price range. The 8-megapixel selfie camera does a fine job. The Z3 Play doesn't have a dedicated flash like some other Moto phones do, but it still performs passably in low light. The selfie cam also has some beautification tools that you can adjust manually or leave on auto.

The results vary. As for video, the Z3 Play can snag 4K video and does a good job of it. Exposure and color are improved with video when compared to the camera, and sharpness is quite good. The Z3 Play does well in all but the worst lighting conditions. I'd be happy if the Z3 Play were my main shooter for daily photography, but I might opt for dedicated equipment for vacations, weddings, and other special events. Motorola's third-generation Z3 Play is a capable mid-range device that checks off most features needed on a modern phone.

It packs a 6-inch screen, a metal-and-glass design, all-day battery life, advanced cameras, and of course compatibility with Motorola's existing Moto Mods accessories.

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Yes 0. I am used to using Samsung Galaxy phones and I switch to this phone. The camera is so unbelievably bad. I absolutely love this phone! I got this a year ago and still fits in good for being mid range. Owned many Motorola phones. This will be my last. Software is glitchy.

If the phone design requires you to have a case, then it is a failed design. Had to replace camera lense twice, still doesn't focus good. Had high hopes for this phone. Let me down big time. I bought this phone almost exactly a year ago and it's been awesome. It has great features, and has always been quite fast. I've never once thought it was slow, and for the price the specs are about what I would expect.

The only reason I'm changing to the z4 is because my wife needs a new phone, so read more.

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I liked everything about the phone until out of the blue the screen turned black, but everything else was responsive including the flashlight. I read some reviews online and other people have had the same problem. Besides that, it had a lot of potential. A really smart smartphone.